Key facts
- Name: Frank Joseph Giza III (also listed in some records as Frank Giza II)
- Born: June 2, 1985
- Age at disappearance: 24
- Last seen: Bloomington, Indiana, during 2009 (see note on dates)
- Height / build: 6’0, 150 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes; nickname “Joey”; birthmark on the lower right side of his back
- Status: Still missing — listed in the Indiana Missing Person Bulletin (July 2026)
- Investigating agency: Bloomington Police Department (812-339-4477)
The birthday call
On June 2, 2009, Frank Giza turned 24, and he called his mother from somewhere on the road.
Frank — “Joey” to the people who knew him — had left his home in Baltimore, Maryland that spring with almost nothing: no belongings, no identification. The plan was to travel the festival circuit and call home, which he always did.
His mother told investigators he sounded normal that day — not under the influence of drugs or alcohol. An ordinary birthday call.
It was the last time she ever heard his voice.
That June he made it to Bloomington, Indiana, the university town where the bars close late and the music never quite stops. He was staying with a friend there. According to that friend, the two got into an argument, and Frank left. He had friends expecting him next at festivals in Tennessee and West Virginia.
He never arrived at either one.
The last letter
What haunts this case is how ordinary the paper trail looks. Sometime in early June 2009, Frank sent his mother a letter from Bloomington: he would write again in a couple of weeks. She sat with that letter in her home in Selbyville, Delaware, and waited. Weeks passed. Then months. Nothing ever came.
There is a particular cruelty to a disappearance that arrives dressed as a pause. By the time the gap had grown too large to explain, he was gone.
The Charley Project, which maintains one of the most careful case files on Frank, lists him as an Endangered Missing person and records his missing date as June 2, 2009 — the day of that last birthday call. NamUs and Uncovered give his last-seen date as April 1, 2009 in Bloomington. Both dates describe the same window: Frank was in Bloomington in the spring and early summer of 2009, and after June he was nowhere.
One detail worth correcting for the record: some early online summaries mentioned an abandoned car. Nothing in the Charley Project file, the NamUs entry, or law enforcement’s public statements supports that. Frank was hitchhiking and couch-surfing; there is no car in the official account.
The investigation
The Bloomington Police Department carries Frank’s case at (812) 339-4477. As of the July 2026 Indiana Missing Person Bulletin, Frank Joseph Giza III is still listed as missing through the Bloomington department — more than 17 years on.
Here is what investigators have publicly confirmed: although there is no evidence of foul play in Frank’s disappearance, his mother fears for his safety. She has said she fears he may be dead. The reasoning is plain and it holds up: Frank had a history of long trips around the country, and he always kept in touch. Then, after June 2009, the contact simply stopped.
The file remains unsolved. There are no named suspects and no publicized searches. What there is, instead, is a case that stayed active on paper — carried through bulletin after bulletin, year after year — because nobody ever closed it.
Theories: what might have happened
The public record on Frank Giza is thin but real, and any theory has to stay inside it:
Foul play. A young man with no ID, hitchhiking and couch-surfing in a college town, disappears after an argument with the friend hosting him. The pattern carries risk — but no suspect has been named, no one has been charged, and the Charley Project notes there is no evidence of foul play. Any living person is presumed innocent.
Accident. A drifter traveling without identification, sleeping wherever he could, in an unfamiliar town. An accident — on a roadside, at a festival, near water — with remains never connected back to his name is the kind of outcome this lifestyle makes possible.
Voluntary departure. This one runs into a wall. Frank’s signature habit was contact — from every corner of his travels, he called his mother. A man does not keep up that habit and then abandon it mid-sentence unless something stopped him. Seventeen years of silence from someone whose defining trait was staying in touch points away from a choice.
Have information?
Contact the Bloomington Police Department at (812) 339-4477. In an emergency, dial 911.
Timeline
- June 2, 1985 — Frank Joseph Giza III is born.
- Spring 2009 — Frank leaves his home in Baltimore, Maryland, traveling cross-country to music festivals, hitchhiking and couch-surfing, carrying no official identification.
- April 1, 2009 — Last-seen date listed in NamUs/Uncovered records: Bloomington, Indiana.
- June 2, 2009 — Frank calls his mother on his 24th birthday; she says he sounds normal. She never hears from him again. The Charley Project lists this as his missing date.
- June 2009 — Last seen in Bloomington; after an argument with the friend hosting him, Frank leaves. He never arrives at festivals in Tennessee or West Virginia where friends expect him. His last letter home — “in a couple of weeks” — never gets a follow-up.
- 2009–present — Case open with Bloomington PD; mother continues to seek answers.
- July 2026 — Frank Joseph Giza III still listed in the Indiana Missing Person Bulletin as missing through the Bloomington Police Department.
- Today — Still missing.
FAQ
Is Frank Giza still missing?
Yes. As of October 2026, Frank Giza has been missing for more than 17 years, and he was still listed in the Indiana Missing Person Bulletin in July 2026.
When exactly did Frank Giza disappear?
The records give two dates for the same window: NamUs and Uncovered list him as last seen in Bloomington on April 1, 2009, while the Charley Project records June 2, 2009 — the day of his last birthday call. Both agree he was gone after June 2009.
Was Frank Giza ever found?
No. There have been no publicly verified sightings of Frank since the summer of 2009.
How old would Frank Giza be today?
Born June 2, 1985, he turned 41 in June 2026.
Did Frank Giza have a car when he disappeared?
No. The Charley Project and NamUs describe him as hitchhiking and couch-surfing, traveling without identification. Earlier summaries that mentioned an abandoned car are not supported by the case file.
Who is investigating Frank Giza’s case?
The Bloomington Police Department, reachable at (812) 339-4477.
Sources
- Official / law enforcement: Bloomington Police Department (812-339-4477); Indiana Missing Person Bulletin (July 13, 2026, via the Bloomingtonian).
- News: Uncovered.com, “Frank Giza II” (citing the NamUs entry and reporting on Frank’s mother).
- Reference: The Charley Project, “Frank Joseph Giza III” (retrieved Oct 2026).
Correction: an earlier version of this article gave Frank’s last-seen date as November 20, 2008 and stated that his car was found abandoned. Those details are not supported by the Charley Project, NamUs, or any public law-enforcement record we could locate. Found a further error? Tell us via the About page and we will fix it promptly and note the change here. Last verified October 2026.